Specimen Information

Micropterus punctulatus
Micropterus punctulatus
(Spotted Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1402945
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Speciespunctulatus
Common NameSpotted Bass
StateAL
Localitylower Tombigbee drainage northern part
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameMiddle Tombigbee-Chickasaw
HUC8 Number03160201
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1563
Author:Mettee, M.F., P.E. O'Neil, and J.M. Pierson.
Date:1996
Title:Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin.
Publisher:Oxmoor House, Inc, Birmingham, AL.
Pages:820 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24437
Author:Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.
Date:2011
Title:Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. 2nd edition.
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages:663 pp
CommentsSubsp. elevated. No longer a native HUC; absent from the Alabama drainage (Page and Burr 2011)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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